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...grand passions, the answer is not far enough before she is forced onto her treadmill of self-destruction. This claustrophobic production can knock the air out of you. But when Hedda declares, "I can do what I want, and that is never going to change," there is a thrill in seeing an individual pitted so powerfully against the limitations of her age - and the feline grace of an actress at full stretch. That's worth standing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: To the Limit | 8/4/2004 | See Source »

...movies need to stop for breath occasionally - so we can catch ours and, if we?re lucky, make some sort of emotional connection with their characters. That doesn?t have to be anything fancy. It just has to be something a little more profound than one jolting, quickly forgotten thrill after another - you know, something you can?t just phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It?s Bourne, Jason Bourne | 7/30/2004 | See Source »

...city somewhere, or near a bridge or something that might be a target for terrorists," says Carpenter, "it definitely is a concern." To lessen anxiety, most boxers use translucent containers so that people can see inside and know they're safe. Ultimately, however, the game is about the thrill of the unknown. In April the Connollys found themselves in the middle of a herd of wild boar near Tampa, Fla. Says Lori: "If not for letterboxing, we never would have seen something like that." --With reporting by Elizabeth Coady/Chicago and Sean Scully/Los Angeles

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hide-and-Seek for Grownups | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

EXTREME SURFING Thrill seekers are using technology to search the world for the ultimate challenge: finding and riding a 100-ft. wave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Table of Contents: Jul. 19, 2004 | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

...there in surf that is as high as an eight-story building and breaks every 20 seconds with the force of a Union Pacific train. But, as Hamilton would be the first to say, big-wave surfing is not about playing it safe. It's about the thrill of taming that killer wave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When The Surf's Way Up | 7/19/2004 | See Source »

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